FBCJ SOLID Youth

*Download our youth devotional here* When Samuel was a teen , he didn't let one of God's words fall to the ground. Because of this, he had a close relationship with the Lord. However, this probably wouldn't have been the case had he not been in the right place, at the right time, doing the right things as a child. How do you respond when things are outside of your control?

Download our youth devotional here! If the rapture were to occur before you finished reading this sentence, the next step in your journey is to give an account for your service to the Lord Jesus Christ. Are you making yourself ready for your wedding day ( Rev. 19:7-8 ) or will you be ashamed at his coming ( 1 Jn. 2:28 )?

*Download our new SOLID Devotional here!* We can grow so accustomed to the Bible stories that happen to adults that we forget how many occur during the teen years. We kick off this study looking at a 17-year-old who possessed impeccable character which God then used to not only bring his family together, but to "save many people alive".

It's a new day and a new group that comprises SOLID. We all need reminded of who we are and why we do what we do. This time, we glean an example from the Scriptures to help us understand our role in the body of Christ.

The last words of Joshua serve as both a send-off message to our seniors as well as a charge to the underclassmen: when you cleave unto the Lord, you will be a force to be reckoned with. But if you choose to cleave to the world and your flesh, you'll find out that God is very good at keeping his commitments.

1) Kaitlyn Mencini, 2) Warren Lafferty, 3) Noah Mays, 4) Sami Orock, 5) Peyton Wengerd, 6) Landon Cresong, 7) Isabella Crecco

A common thread for many of us from camp was "boldness". Today we take a look at some passages on the topic that aren't your typical Sunday School verses as well as an example of the wrong kind of boldness.

Here in Daniel 6, a plot has been set against Daniel in an attempt to take his life. Daniel is put in a position where he must make a decision: stay committed to the Lord or succumb to the pressure.

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We conclude our miniseries in the book of Numbers by gleaning principles found within the book. With the school year done, this message serves as a heart-check going into camp; to evaluate ways we may be wandering so that we go into next week ready for the fight.

In order for the walls of obstruction to fall in our lives, we first must fall. When Joshua encountered the Lord Jesus Christ in Gilgal, there were certain things God revealed to him face-to-face concerning the things in the way. In order for us to reach where God is leading us, we must change our perspective by looking at the Savior!

Click here to watch the video clip that accompanies this lesson towards the end in PowerPoint. Numbers 32 is another watershed chapter that very well could have led to another 40 years of wandering had Gad and Reuben not made the right choice. Are you settling down in your Christian walk, or are you still in the fight?

We've had 4 of our own go on Discipleship Mission trips lately. We're going to hear from them as well as two more awesome open doors that came up this past week.

On paper , Balaam and Phinehas have more in common than meets the eye. In this message we take a deep dive into both men's lives. Ask yourself: who are you when you're under pressure? When you're being put to the test, what's inside of you comes out, as was the case with Balaam and Phinehas.

The things Paul counted as "dung" when he saw Christ represent things you and I still struggle with after salvation. This message looks at four elements of pride that Paul surrendered at the foot of the cross, and they're four elements that we need to combat daily.

Everyone knows the story of Korah ...few know the story of his sons and how they refused to let the past define them. Hear their legacy beyond the wilderness and glean from your own life applications for things outside your control.

We were going to continue our study, but events of this week altered the course of the message. God isn't done speaking to us about the self-life and the self-sins that we allow to rule inside of us.

Here we look at our first few warriors of the book of Numbers who stood up and refused to wander like the rest. Are you "of another spirit" ( Num. 14:24 )? Have you "wholly followed the Lord" this school year ( Josh. 14:8 )? If you've lost steam to finish well then this message is for you!

Isaiah's vision of God, while similar to John's, gets more specific with what he sees when his eyes take an inward turn to his own sinfulness. His response reveals more to us as we compare scripture with scripture to see the depths of our hearts and the self-sins that keep us back from full devotion.

A predominant trait of a wanderer in the book of Numbers is that of a murmurer & disputer. Nothing will slow down momentum more and prevent us from finishing well. As you'll see, nothing dropped more bodies in the book of Numbers than complaining. Do any of these 7 murmuring events strike a chord with you?

In our busy season is when we often lose sight of what true devotion to Jesus Christ looks like. In those moments, we need a fresh look into the mirror ( 2 Cor. 3:18 ) to see him on a daily basis as John saw him in Revelation 1 so that we too may become "as dead" for his use.